Weekly tweets roundup for 2009-07-10

10 July 2009
  • Congrats to Lib Dems in Sutton for gaining seat from the Tories: http://bit.ly/KwPYP #
  • Writing a piece on “30 things any would-be politician should do this summer”. Suggestions welcome #
  • @caronmlindsay And that’s a suggestion rather than advice for me I take it :) in reply to caronmlindsay #
  • Stat of the day: 13% of regular internet users have not used email in the last 3 months (Enders Analysis) #
  • Computer telling me I’m too far to the right. I *think* it’s the fingerprint scanner saying that of my finger. #
  • Off to get the train to Bristol. Choo choo. At least until the first signal failure. #
  • Now up to 27 things any would be politician should do this summer. Any suggestions for the last 3 slots? #
  • @steiny I think that one’s going in just to reward your cheekiness :) in reply to steiny #
  • @jonny_boy27 Weekend off. Can you tell I’ve changed jobs? in reply to jonny_boy27 #
  • @jeremyharg Good ideas; thanks in reply to jeremyharg #
  • @binny_uk Yup! in reply to binny_uk #
  • @danhilton Hooray! in reply to danhilton #
  • @andyreeves Tweet each day you’re meant to go and we can all nag you all day :) in reply to andyreeves #
  • Comparing food, drink and reading matter with person in next seat on train. Think it safe to say we don’t share the same Mosaic category #
  • Impressed by the size of the SS Great Britain #
  • Long, long queue for the Banksy exhibition #
  • Banksy exhibition v good – though museum v keen to say lots of times that it doesn’t endorse illegality. Also warns some pieces are ‘fak … #
  • Now for the Spike Milligan show: a mix of song, dance and comedy #
  • Impressed by pigeon using zebra to cross road. Well trained these Bristol animals. #
  • How the Government used to persuade people to carry ID cards: 1940s poster http://flic.kr/p/6C4ccT #
  • Monthly update: 297 items reported to Contact Islington so far this year. Just short of my 50/month target. Tsk tsk. #
  • @david_singleton The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders is very good and has the novelty of being Italian rather than US or UK book in reply to david_singleton #
  • Struggling & failing to get response from generic customer service contact details for Borders. Anyone able to put me in touch with someone? #
  • @andyreeves You can stock up my nags for the week: nag nag nag nag nag nag nag gym nag nag nag nag nag nag nag gym nag nag nag nag nag nag in reply to andyreeves #
  • Excellent start to week: one v helpful email, one guest blog post accepted – and “grantshapps is now following you on Twitter” #
  • Good example of a company apologising when things go wrong. Clear language, no messing about: http://bit.ly/Fwnn3 #
  • Interesting example of successful city bicycle scheme http://bit.ly/14dObg #
  • Nice case study from the FT of Cisco using social media to help with a product launch http://bit.ly/j1Tcr #
  • North Korean govt shows the UK PR industry how to really write news relase headlines: http://bit.ly/3YEWY #
  • RT @rfenwick: RT @ePolitix: DIUS spent £171,441 marketing itself and £953,911 on its website during its brief existence http://is.gd/1oDHP #
  • RT @charlesarthur: This Telegraph/civil servant story mystery deepens: http://bit.ly/VZiyA text of “attack” not on the web – except Tele … #
  • 30 things any would-be politician should do this summer (Part I) » Liberal Democrat Voice http://bit.ly/neuV8 #
  • RT @robbrown: RT @katiemoffat: Facebook : grandparents join, teenagers leave http://bit.ly/11GdF4 #
  • @victorialine Now heading to a different tube station & line. Thanks for the tip! in reply to victorialine #
  • @alansm Advanced tip! in reply to alansm #
  • @simond I’m working :) in reply to simond #
  • RT @markmurrayuk: Projector-phones due by Christmas? http://viigo.im/09Hl #
  • @AlbertoNardelli Nice collection of 10, but presentation feels to me designed to maximise page views rather than serve the visitor in reply to AlbertoNardelli #
  • Looking forward to meeting the Travelling Geeks on Thursday http://bit.ly/14JzKl #tg2009 #
  • Fantastic set of press photos from the past year: http://bit.ly/RdZrC #
  • @alansm Nope. (Have avoided tweeting etc re clients, and intend to add disclaimer if I do) in reply to alansm #
  • RT @libdemvoice: New blog post: 30 things any would-be politician should do this summer (Part II) http://libdemvoice.org/15560 #
  • @andyreeves Nagging works then! in reply to andyreeves #
  • Google Chrome OS: Will It Kill Windows? http://bit.ly/3xdrnZ #
  • RT @mandateblog: Smiles all round as we won website, microsite or intranet award for Kleenex Sneezesafe at CIPR awards http://bit.ly/uZMbm #
  • @dizzy_thinks But Google name will get it to parts that Linux doesn’t I think: Google’s got a great reach and huge PR in reply to dizzy_thinks #
  • @dizzy_thinks So, you think MS’s dominance is best on its technological edge :-) in reply to dizzy_thinks #
  • Phil Tufnell demonstrates his prowess in a pedalo (produced by colleagues): http://bit.ly/hidU8 #
  • @MickFealty @dizzy_thinks There are bits of Chrome I don’t like, but I find it much more reliable than FF or IE (running on Windows) in reply to MickFealty #
  • @beaverofbadnews Looks like by popular demand you’ll be relocating to my office tomorrow. #
  • Puzzled by number of Tories opposed to Govt surveillance but saying newspaper surveillance no big deal. Privatised 1984 is ok then :-) #
  • If newspapers had to publish their invoices in the same way that MPs do, wouldn’t the hacking of phones have come out long time ago? #
  • @cypherspace True but illustrates limits of simplistic arguments about tax and tranparency. Tranparency is much wide issue. in reply to cypherspace #
  • My goodness, some of the post war buildings next to the Thames are ugly #
  • @cypherspace Lobby journalists (who get special access to Parliament) are meant to declare some outside earnings in reply to cypherspace #
  • @RuderFinnUK Good to meet you this afternoon #
  • @danmcquillan Consider that a compliment to how forward thinking you are :) in reply to danmcquillan #
  • @jdlasica Hope your new site goes well #
  • @MagicSauceMedia Thanks for all the organising! #
  • @craignewmark Good to meet you #
  • Media blackout success! Avoided hearing anything about today’s Tour de France before sitting down to watch highlights #
  • Loving my new answerphone. Simple and easy to use. Not clogged up with horrible menus and thousands of features: http://bit.ly/ISxVb #
  • RT @markmurrayuk: http://cotweet.com/ is now in public BETA. This could be huge for company use of TWITTER. #
  • RT @Scobleizer: Facebook? Up 10%. Twitter? Up 16%. FriendFeed? Flat http://ff.im/51URN #

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